Social Work And Health Committee - 19/03/2007

At a MEETING of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 19th March, 2007.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Bruce D MACKIE

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Fraser MACPHERSON

Jim BARRIE

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Will DAWSON

George REGAN

Nigel DON

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

Charles A WEBSTER

Joe MORROW

Joe FITZPATRICK

Derek J SCOTT

 

Christina ROBERTS

 

 

Bailie Helen WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th February, 2007 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I PAYMENT RATES FOR INDEPENDENT SECTOR CARE HOMES 2007/08

 

Bailie Ian Borthwick declared a non financial interest in this item of business by virtue of his employment with Age Concern

 

There was submitted Report No 190-2007 by the Director of Social Work recommending payment rates for 2007/08 for independent sector care homes.

 

The Committee agreed that payments made to independent sector care homes be increased in line with the detailed recommendations listed in Appendix I of the report.

 

II FOSTER ALLOWANCES 2007/2008

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN100-2007 recommending fostering allowance rates for 2007/2008.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i)                     to the rates as detailed in the note;  and

 

(ii)                    that the rates be paid with effect from 2nd April, 2007.

 

III BUTLER TRUST DEVELOPMENT AWARD

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN101-2007 reporting that as part of the Tayside Criminal Justice Partnership, the Resettlement and Throughcare Addiction Service had been successful in receiving the Butler Trust Development Award for their outstanding contribution to the effective care of offenders.  The service worked on a voluntary basis with short-term prisoners on their release into the community.

 

The Committee noted the achievement.

IV ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL WORK ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 2007

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN102-2007 reporting that the Annual Conference of the Association of Directors of Social Work would take place at Crieff Hydro from Wednesday, 16th May - Friday, 18th May, 2007.

 

The cost of attendance would be approximately 560 plus VAT per person, excluding travel and subsistence allowances.

 

The Committee agreed that elected member attendance be on the basis of one member of the Administration, one member of the SNP Group and one member of the Conservative Group.

 

 

 

 

Helen WRIGHT, Convener.